Calling owners of the Cary SLP-05
Joey_V
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Calling owners of the SLP05 tube preamp.
I have noticed that my 802 diamonds are extremely transparent to the upstreams... and so I started playing with the input levels on the right side of the preamp, the two knobs that you can play with to adjust the right and left outputs independent of the main volume control.
My question for you guys - do you have the input levels maxed out or do you have the little knob marker pointed to the middle?
The reason I ask is the manual says that in the "max position, the input level is essentially out of the circuit"...
... key word is "essentially". Does this mean that it is or is not out of the circuit? You would assume that the less in the signal path, the better....
... but how come I noticed that the sound is technically better sounding with the inputs in the path (kept at the middle position) rather than maxed out and "essentially" removed from the circuit/signal path?
So baffled..
I have noticed that my 802 diamonds are extremely transparent to the upstreams... and so I started playing with the input levels on the right side of the preamp, the two knobs that you can play with to adjust the right and left outputs independent of the main volume control.
My question for you guys - do you have the input levels maxed out or do you have the little knob marker pointed to the middle?
The reason I ask is the manual says that in the "max position, the input level is essentially out of the circuit"...
... key word is "essentially". Does this mean that it is or is not out of the circuit? You would assume that the less in the signal path, the better....
... but how come I noticed that the sound is technically better sounding with the inputs in the path (kept at the middle position) rather than maxed out and "essentially" removed from the circuit/signal path?
So baffled..
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Wish I was an slp-05 owner. Can't help ya on the knob thing, but just set it to where it sounds the best and be done.
The Purist in audio will say that the less in the signal path the better. May be some truth to that in certain systems with certain ears but I have always found that it's not always the case.HT SYSTEM-
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tonyb says EQ's are okay!The Purist in audio will say that the less in the signal path the better. May be some truth to that in certain systems with certain ears but I have always found that it's not always the case.
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Tonyb says Cathys gonna pay you a visit....lol.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
I will let you know how it works out for me. Just got mine yesterday and only had time to unbox it. I should have some feedback over the weekend.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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It's not eq, it's just a channel balance... Odd that it sounds better with it halfway rather than full way.
But sounds good either way!! HahaMagico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
